Veteran spinner Ashwin toils to switch to World Cup mode

The 37-year-old offie, with his batting stats slightly on the weaker side compared to Axar who failed to recover on time from an injury, started batting at the nets and continued to face all types of net bowlers including throwdown specialist Raghu Raghavendra for about 45 minutes. Post the net session, Ashwin was seen having a long chat with head coach Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathour.